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<blockquote data-quote="James H" data-source="post: 453836" data-attributes="member: 5449"><p>-practicality.should i really spend the money for a wildcat when the primary goal of this rifle will be long range caribou, a job easily accomplished with a 300WM or even a .308?</p><p> That is something only you can decide, if you really want a wildcat yes I suppose it is worth it.</p><p> </p><p> -does it fit in the AICS magazine, either the .300 or .338 models?</p><p> Sorry I am not familiar with the AICS mag but from my experience the 30-375 will work better with a single stack than stagger feed magazine. </p><p> </p><p> -how big of an advantage am i looking at versus the .300WM inside 1000yards?</p><p> The performance of the 30-375 is comparable to the 300 Wby and 300 Ackley improved.</p><p> </p><p> -what, if any, dies and reamers exist for this round?</p><p> There are several different reamer prints for this round since it is still a wildcat.</p><p> I have 2 reamers for the 30-375 one pushes the shoulder back around .060" I believe and the other(my design) another .070" . The reason for pushing the shoulder back is for a longer neck, as a straight 30-375 Ruger leaves a rather short neck, my version has a .375" long neck. I was attempting to duplicate the 30 BooBoo but the shoulder really needs pushed back a little more to duplicate it. My design was purpose built for 1000yd competition and nothing else. </p><p> The other I have a model 70 Win chambered in. My accuracy load pushes a 208 A-Max 3060 fps I don't have any 225gr Hornady bullets yet to try. Cartridge length is 3.668 but the reamer could be ground to seat the bullets deaper, I think mine has a .260" lead. I had a resize reamer ground that I use to make my own resize die. I used the chamber reamer to make a sleeve for my 30-378 Wby RCBS Gold Medal Match seating die.</p><p> </p><p> -is the performance really worth the price in the long run?</p><p> Again that is a personal thing. I don't like to follow the mainstream so to me it is.</p><p> </p><p> -what ballistics can i expect?</p><p> </p><p> I'm running the 208s 3060 with a 26" barrel, I think it is realistic to expect 2900-2950 out of the 225gr bullets. Of course if you reduce the lead you will lose a little performance.</p><p> </p><p> Since I am seating the bullets longer than the magazine I have done nothing to make the magazine feed them, but I think single stack is the way to go.</p><p> </p><p> Both my reamers have a .338 neck so the necks need to be turned on them.</p><p> </p><p> Hope this helps.</p><p> </p><p> James</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James H, post: 453836, member: 5449"] -practicality.should i really spend the money for a wildcat when the primary goal of this rifle will be long range caribou, a job easily accomplished with a 300WM or even a .308? That is something only you can decide, if you really want a wildcat yes I suppose it is worth it. -does it fit in the AICS magazine, either the .300 or .338 models? Sorry I am not familiar with the AICS mag but from my experience the 30-375 will work better with a single stack than stagger feed magazine. -how big of an advantage am i looking at versus the .300WM inside 1000yards? The performance of the 30-375 is comparable to the 300 Wby and 300 Ackley improved. -what, if any, dies and reamers exist for this round? There are several different reamer prints for this round since it is still a wildcat. I have 2 reamers for the 30-375 one pushes the shoulder back around .060” I believe and the other(my design) another .070” . The reason for pushing the shoulder back is for a longer neck, as a straight 30-375 Ruger leaves a rather short neck, my version has a .375” long neck. I was attempting to duplicate the 30 BooBoo but the shoulder really needs pushed back a little more to duplicate it. My design was purpose built for 1000yd competition and nothing else. The other I have a model 70 Win chambered in. My accuracy load pushes a 208 A-Max 3060 fps I don’t have any 225gr Hornady bullets yet to try. Cartridge length is 3.668 but the reamer could be ground to seat the bullets deaper, I think mine has a .260” lead. I had a resize reamer ground that I use to make my own resize die. I used the chamber reamer to make a sleeve for my 30-378 Wby RCBS Gold Medal Match seating die. -is the performance really worth the price in the long run? Again that is a personal thing. I don’t like to follow the mainstream so to me it is. -what ballistics can i expect? I’m running the 208s 3060 with a 26” barrel, I think it is realistic to expect 2900-2950 out of the 225gr bullets. Of course if you reduce the lead you will lose a little performance. Since I am seating the bullets longer than the magazine I have done nothing to make the magazine feed them, but I think single stack is the way to go. Both my reamers have a .338 neck so the necks need to be turned on them. Hope this helps. James [/QUOTE]
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